After Eriksen shock: Against blatant outsiders - Denmark loses EM game of emotions

After the dramatic scenes around Christian Eriksen, the game Denmark against Finland at the EM 2021 will continue - the favorite loses.

Matchwinner is a Bundesliga professional.

Munich / Copenhagen - Football moved into the background on Saturday evening at the Pan-European Football Championship 2021 * after the dramatic scenes about the revived Denmark superstar Christian Eriksen. Inter Milan's Eriksen collapsed on the pitch just before the break and had to be revived. The 29-year-old regained consciousness and was reportedly taken to intensive care at a nearby hospital for observation.

After a long break, the Danes' game against Finland continued on the pitch - with a big surprise. Finland won its first ever game at a European championship as a blatant underdog. Group B is also of interest to the German national team *, completely independent of the events surrounding Eriksen. In the event that they advance to the second round of the European Championship as the winner in Group F, Germany could meet the third from group B in the preliminary round. Could. Enough subjunctive. Back to the facts about the European Championship.

Co-hosts Denmark lost their prelude to the European Football Championship 2021 * this Saturday evening (June 12) in front of 16,000 spectators in Copenhagen 0: 1 (0: 0). Joel Pohjanpalo (60th minute) scored the winning goal against the Danes, who started with Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund *) and Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig *). Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg (formerly FC Bayern Munich *) started for “Danish Dynamite”.

Lukas Hradecky from Bayer Leverkusen * was in goal for Finland. The 31-year-old goalkeeper was promptly challenged and had to parry a heavy shot from striker Jonas Wind (FC Copenhagen) in a wild opening phase. The Danes - in the early stages led by strategist Eriksen - tirelessly put pressure on the goal of the Finnish national team, which had qualified for a major tournament for the first time in their history.

Once again, the focus was on Hradecky: after 15 minutes, he steered a header from ex-Munich's Höjbjerg over the bar with his fingertips. The dramatic events surrounding Eriksen followed. After successful resuscitation of the midfielder and anxious waiting in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, the game continued. The Danish team continued to have a lot more play and possession of the ball. Only: no goal jumped out of the superiority.

Then came Pojanpalo. After a sharp cross in the six-yard box, the Union Berli striker crossed and headed the ball into the goal - with his tenth international goal. The goal shot ratio at that time was 18: 1 for the Danes. Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel didn't look too good with his header. In the end it was a real thriller: First, Hradecky parried a weak penalty from Höjbjerg (74th). Then Skov Olsen (81st) missed the huge chance to equalize from a very short distance and after a sharp cross. In the end, one thing prevailed: The relief at the news that Eriksen is "awake" and "stable".

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